World Affairs: Coercion in International Politics, Monday May 7
April 19, 2018
World Affairs at the Library:
Coercion in International Politics with Kelly Greenhill & Peter Krause
Monday May 7 | 7 PM
In conjunction with the World Affairs Council of New Hampshire, this year the Portsmouth Public Library continues to host speakers on global issues. This series is FREE and open to the public. Come and learn more about the world at PPL!
Kelly Greenhill and Peter Krause are the editors of Coercion: The Power to Hurt in International Politics (Oxford University Press, 2018). From the rising significance of non-state actors to the increasing influence of regional powers, the nature and conduct of international politics has changed dramatically since the Cold War era. This book examines intra-state, inter-state, and transnational coercion and deterrence as well as both military and non-military instruments of persuasion, thus expanding our understanding of coercion for conflict in the 21st century.
Greenhill and Krause will discuss the book's key findings as well as their implications for ongoing security challenges facing the US today, including insurgencies, cyber attacks, refugee and migration flows, nuclear proliferation, and more.
Kelly M. Greenhill is Associate Professor and International Relations Director at Tufts University and Research Fellow and Chair of the Conflict, Security and Public Policy Working Group at Harvard University's Belfer Center. She received her Ph.D. from Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2004. Her research focuses on foreign and defense policy; the politics of information; the use of military force; and what are frequently called "new security challenges," including civil wars, (counter-) insurgencies, the use of migration as a weapon, and international crime as a challenge to domestic governance. She is also Associate Editor of the journal International Security. Her other books include Weapons of Mass Migration: Forced Displacement, Coercion and Foreign Policy; Sex, Drugs and Body Counts: The Politics of Numbers in Global Crime and Conflict; and The Use of Force: Military Power and International Politics.
Peter Krause is Assistant Professor of Political Science at Boston College and a Research Affiliate with the MIT Security Studies Program. He is also the author of Rebel Power: Why National Movements Compete, Fight, and Win. His research and teaching focus on Middle East politics, terrorism and political violence, national movements, and international relations. He has a Ph.D. in political science from MIT and a B.A. in political science and history from Williams College.
